Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — March 21, 2024 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated March 21, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1L
2O
3L
4B
5O
6G
7M
8A
9M
10A
11A
W
E
12D
O
S
E
13U
S
E
R
14M
I
A
15O
R
E
O
16L
A
R
K
17B
E
F
18O
R
E
19T
A
P
E
20M
A
D
21W
O
N
22B
23E
24A
N
25R
O
T
26T
27A
28O
29T
O
P
I
30C
31B
E
O
32W
U
L
F
33W
E
T
34C
35D
S
36E
X
I
T
37A
T
E
38N
39E
A
40B
41R
A
V
E
42H
E
A
R
43T
44D
I
A
S
45D
E
A
R
46H
47E
48R
49R
A
M
50A
T
L
51O
L
A
52E
S
P
53R
O
Y
54U
M
P

Clues & Answers

Across

1ATexter's "Haha, that's so funny!": Abbr.LOL
4ASwampy areaBOG
7A"Mother," to a toddlerMAMA
11ASense of wonderAWE
12AMedicinal amountDOSE
13A___ ID and passwordUSER
14A2008 musical comedy film "Mamma ___!"MIA
15ACookie that can be dunkedOREO
16ASmall songbirdLARK
17A"The Nightmare ___ Christmas," 1993 animated movie based on a poem by Tim BurtonBEFORE
19ABox-sealing adhesive stripTAPE
20A"___ Max," action film series starring Mel Gibson that started in 1979MAD
21ASouth Korean currencyWON
22AKidney or lima, e.g.BEAN
25AGo bad, like stale foodROT
26AChinese "way"TAO
29AHot ___ (retail chain)TOPIC
31A2007 movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone, based on an Old English epic poem of the same nameBEOWULF
33ASoaked or drippingWET
34AMusic storage units from the 1990s and 2000s: Abbr.CDS
36AOpposite of "enter"EXIT
37AChowed down some chowderATE
38AMuseum-funding organization: Abbr.NEA
40A1995 epic historical drama featuring Mel Gibson and Patrick McGoohan, based on a poem titled "The Wallace"BRAVEHEART
44A"Buenos ___!" ("Good morning!" in Spanish)DIAS
45AFirst word many letters, usuallyDEAR
46AThat ladyHER
49A"Butting" bighorn sheepRAM
50ACity home to the NFL's Falcons: Abbr.ATL
51A"Hello," in RioOLA
52AMind-reader's skill: Abbr.ESP
53ARob ___ (scotch-based cocktail)ROY
54AOfficial behind a catcher, brieflyUMP

Down

1DMary had a little oneLAMB
2DSmall injury, in kidspeakOWIE
3DGreen part of a treeLEAF
4DNot at all excited, sayBORED
5DSweet suffix with "fruct-," "gluc-" or "sucr-"OSE
6DPrefix with "thermal" for energy obtained from EarthGEO
7D1998 Disney animated movie based on a Chinese folk story depicted in the eponymous 6th-century balladMULAN
8DLetters suggesting urgencyASAP
9D"It's a ___ formality" ("Just a small formality")MERE
10D"Raiders of the Lost ___" (1981 film)ARK
12DNickelodeon's 7-year-old "Explorer" whose last name is MarquezDORA
18DPrefix with "potent" or "present"OMNI
19DDorothy's dog from "The Wizard of Oz"TOTO
21DDeep distressWOE
22D"Oh and another thing" in SMS lingo: Abbr.BTW
23DFair hiring initialsEOE
24DWell-suited for the situation, sayAPT
25DNFL ball carriers: Abbr.RBS
26DMen's formal prom outfit, for shortTUX
27DBoxer Muhammad who lit the torch at the 1996 OlympicsALI
28D"Frequently," in old timesOFT
30DVideo surveillance system at banks: Abbr.CCTV
32DHave on, like clothesWEAR
35DHomeowner's documentDEED
37DBitty batteries?: Abbr.AAS
38DOld-fashioned "Excellent!"NEATO
39D"___ bird catches the worm"EARLY
40DObstruction to fair judgmentBIAS
41DWalkway for a modelRAMP
42DPerceive, as a soundHEAR
43D"O Brother, Where Art ___?" 2000 movie featuring George Clooney loosely based on Homer's epic "The Odyssey"THOU
44DBeats by Dr. ___ (popular brand of headphones)DRE
47DSamaras dropper?ELM
48DEminem's delivery, for oneRAP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.